Detta

DEH-duh /ˈdɛɾə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Detta is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Detta is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1979. Detta was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1930 (15 births).

About the name Detta

PronunciationDEH-duh /ˈdɛɾə/
CultureGerman
15peak births 1930
1914first in SSA data

Names similar to Detta

How popular is Detta?

Girls named Detta
19141920193019401950196019701979
Girls named Detta per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1979 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1979) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Detta total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19796—#9,286
19766—#8,415
19725—#8,591
19715—#8,658
19707—#6,513
19699—#5,143
19687—#5,782
19679—#4,702
19665—#6,823
19645—#7,005
19635—#6,839
19626—#6,032
19617—#5,434
19598—#4,728
19585—#6,324
19575—#6,298
19566—#5,448
19557—#4,848
19546—#5,289
19535—#5,874
19496—#4,803
19417—#3,653
19355—#4,364
19325—#4,567
19316—#3,984
193015—#2,222
192911—#2,772
19248—#3,741
19206—#4,518
19155—#4,450
19145—#3,754